Campaigns

[Union_Buff]

I've been doing some research on my reenactment unit, the 3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment, and they only have the campaigns from the battle flag on the site. I'm wondering how I would go about locating the other battles that they fought in?

Cheers.

 

[Elennsar]

http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniacav.htm#3rdcav

Is this the site http://www.iowa3rdcavalry.com/ you mean by "the site" (my quotes)?

 

[Union_Buff]

http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniacav.htm#3rdcav

Is this the site http://www.iowa3rdcavalry.com/ you mean by "the site" (my quotes)?

Yeah it is

Thanks for the link Elennsar. I've never actually been on that site before.

 

[Elennsar]

To the best of my knowledge, its very reliable.

Not sure if it has enough information to answer anything on its own, but it should lead you to what actions to look up.

Good hunting.

 

[Severon]

Elennsar is right, that site should help a lot. Good luck!

 

[M E Wolf]

Dyer's Compendium, Pt. 3 (Regimental Histories)
IOWA VOLUNTEERS.
3rd REGIMENT CAVALRY.
Organized at Keokuk August 30 to September 14, 1861. Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., November 4-6, and duty there till February 4, 1862. (Cos. "E," "F" "G" and "H" detached to Jefferson City, Mo., December 12, 1861, and duty in Northern and Southern Missouri till July, 1863. See service following that of Regiment.) Cos. "A," "B," "C," "D," "I," "K," "L" and "M" moved to Rolla, Mo., February 4-6, 1862. (Cos. "I" and "K" detached to garrison, Salem, Mo., February 11, 1862. Scout to Mawameck February 12. Expedition to Mt. Vernon February 18-19. Action at West Plains February 20. Scouting after Coleman's guerillas till April. Actions near Salem February 28 and March 18. Rejoin Regiment near Forsythe April, 1862.) Regiment march to join General Curtis February 14-18. (Co. "L" detached at Springfield, Mo.) Attached to Curtis' Army of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, February to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to July, 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Tennessee, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, 13th Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, to April, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Tennessee, to June, 1863. Bussy's Cavalry Brigade, Herron's Division, Dept. of Tennessee, to August, 1863. Reserve Cavalry Brigade, Army of Arkansas, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 16th Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to February, 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to June, 1865. District of Georgia to August, 1865.
SERVICE.--Expedition to Fayetteville, Ark., February 22, 1862. Battles of Pea Ridge March 6-8. (Cos. "D" and "M" escort prisoners to Rolla, Me., March 12-31.) March to Batesville via Cassville, Forsythe, Osage and West Plains April 6-May 1. (Cos. "L" and "M" detached at Lebanon, Mo., operating against guerillas till November, 1862; then join Cos. "E," "F," "G" and "H"). (Co. "D" guard train to Rolla, Mo., May 25 to June 20.) Action at Kickapoo Bottom, near Sylamore, May 29. Sycamore May 30. Foraging and scouting at Sulphur Rock June 1-22. Waddell's Farm, Village Creek,
June 12. March from Batesville to Clarendon on White River June 25-July 9. Waddell's Farm June 27 (Co. "K"). Stewart's Plantation, Village Creek, June 27. Bayou Cache July 6 (Co. "I"). Hill's Plantation, Cache River, July 7. March to Helena July 11-14. Duty there and scouting from White River to the St. Francis till June, 1863. Expedition from Clarendon to Lawrenceville and St. Charles September 11-13, 1862. LaGrange September 11. Marianna and LaGrange November 8. Expedition to Arkansas Post November 16-21. Expedition to Grenada, Miss., November 27-December 5. Oakland, Miss., December 3. Expedition up St. Francis and Little Rivers March 5-12, 1863 (Detachment). Expedition to Big and Little Creeks and skirmishes March 6-10. Madison, Ark., March 9 (Detachment). Madison, Ark., April 14 (Detachment). LaGrange May 1. Polk's Plantation, Helena, May 25. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., June 4-8. Siege of Vicksburg June 8-July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Near Clinton July 8. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Near Canton July 12. Canton, Bolton's Depot and Grant's Ferry, Pearl River, July 16. Bear Creek, near Canton, July 17. Canton July 18. At Flowers' Plantation till August 10. Raid from Big Black on Mississippi Central Railroad and to Memphis, Tenn., August 10-22. Payne's Plantation, near Grenada, August 18. Panola August 20. Coldwater August 21. Moved to Helena, Ark., August 26; thence moved to Little Rock, arriving October 1. Duty at Berton, Ark., October 1 to December 20. Expedition to Mt. Ida November 10-18. Near Benton December 1. Expedition to Princeton December 8-10. Ordered to Little Rock December 20. Regiment Veteranize January 5, 1864. Veterans on furlough
January 6 to February 5. At St. Louis, Mo., February 6 to April 26. Ordered to Memphis, Tenn., April 26. Operations against Forest May to August. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Near Guntown June 10. Ripley June 11. Smith's Expedition to Tupelo, Miss., July 5-21. Saulsbury July 2. Near Kelly's Mills July 8. Cherry Creek July 10. Huston Road July 12. Okolona July 12-13. Harrisburg, near Tupelo, July 14-15. Old Town or Tishamingo Creek July 15. Ellistown July 16 and 21. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Holly Springs August 8. Hurricane Creek and Oxford August 9. Hurricane Creek August 13, 14 and 19. College Hill August 21. Hurricane Creek August 22. Repulse of Forrest's attack on Memphis August 21 (Detachment). Moved to Brownsville, Ark., September 2. Campaign against Price in Arkansas and
Missouri September-November. Independence, Big Blue and State Line October 22. Westport October 23. Battles of Chariot, Marias des Cygnes, Mine Creek, Little Osage River October 25. White's Station, Tenn., December 4 (Detachment). Grierson's Raid from Memphis on Mobile & Ohio Railroad December 27, 1864, to January 6, 1865 (Detachment). Near White's Station December 25. Okolona December 27. Egypt Station, Miss., December 28. Mechanicsburg January 3, 1865. At the Pond January 4. Moved from Vicksburg, Miss., to Memphis, Tenn.; thence to Louisville, Ky., January 6-15, 1865, and rejoin Regiment. Regiment at St. Louis, Mo., and Louisville, Ky., till February, 1865. Moved to Chickasaw, Ala.; Wilson's Raid to Macon, Ga., March 22-April 24. Montevallo March 31. Six-Mile Creek March 31. Maplesville April 1 (Co. "L"). Ebeneezer Church, near Maplesville, April 1. Selma April 2. Fike's Ferry, Cahawba River, April 7 (Co. "B"). Montgomery April 12. Columbus, Ga., April 16. Capture of Macon April 20. Duty at Macon and at Atlanta, Ga., till August. Mustered out August 9, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 79 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 230 Enlisted men by disease. Total 318.
Companies "E," "F," "G" and "H" ordered to Jefferson City, Mo., December 12, 1861. Attached to Army of Southwest Missouri to February, 1862. District of North Missouri to August, 1862. District of Southwest Missouri to November, 1862. Cavalry Brigade, District of Southeast Missouri, to June, 1863. Reserve Cavalry Brigade, Army of Southeast Missouri, to August, 1863, Reserve Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas Expedition, to October, 1863.
SERVICE.--Engaged in operations against guerillas about Booneville, Glasgow, Fulton and in North Missouri at Lebanon, and in Southwest Missouri covering frontier from Iron Mountain to Boston Mountains till June, 1863. Companies "L" and "M" Joined November, 1862. Actions at Florida, Mo., May 22, 1862. Salt River, near Florida, May 31. Boles' Farm, Florida, July 22 and 24. Santa Fe July 24-25. Brown Springs July 27. Moore's Mills, near Fulton, July 28. Kirksville August 26. Occupation of Newtonia December 4. Harts, vine, Wood's Fork, January 11, 1863. Operations against Marmaduke April 17-May 2. Cape Girardeau April 26.
Near Whitewater Bridge April 27. Castor River, near Bloomfield, April 29. Bloomfield April 30. Chalk Bluffs, St. Francis River, April 30-May 1. Davidson's march to Clarendon, Ark., August 1-8. Steele's Expedition to Little Rock August 8-September 10. Reed's Bridge or Bayou Metoe August 27. Shallow Ford, Bayou Metoe, August 30. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Rejoined Regiment at Little Rock October 1, 1863.

M. E. Wolf

 

[Union_Buff]

Dyer's Compendium, Pt. 3 (Regimental Histories)
IOWA VOLUNTEERS.
3rd REGIMENT CAVALRY.
Organized at Keokuk August 30 to September 14, 1861. Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., November 4-6, and duty there till February 4, 1862. (Cos. "E," "F" "G" and "H" detached to Jefferson City, Mo., December 12, 1861, and duty in Northern and Southern Missouri till July, 1863. See service following that of Regiment.) Cos. "A," "B," "C," "D," "I," "K," "L" and "M" moved to Rolla, Mo., February 4-6, 1862. (Cos. "I" and "K" detached to garrison, Salem, Mo., February 11, 1862. Scout to Mawameck February 12. Expedition to Mt. Vernon February 18-19. Action at West Plains February 20. Scouting after Coleman's guerillas till April. Actions near Salem February 28 and March 18. Rejoin Regiment near Forsythe April, 1862.) Regiment march to join General Curtis February 14-18. (Co. "L" detached at Springfield, Mo.) Attached to Curtis' Army of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, February to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, to July, 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Tennessee, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, 13th Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, to April, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Tennessee, to June, 1863. Bussy's Cavalry Brigade, Herron's Division, Dept. of Tennessee, to August, 1863. Reserve Cavalry Brigade, Army of Arkansas, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 16th Corps, Dept. of Tennessee, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to February, 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to June, 1865. District of Georgia to August, 1865.
SERVICE.--Expedition to Fayetteville, Ark., February 22, 1862. Battles of Pea Ridge March 6-8. (Cos. "D" and "M" escort prisoners to Rolla, Me., March 12-31.) March to Batesville via Cassville, Forsythe, Osage and West Plains April 6-May 1. (Cos. "L" and "M" detached at Lebanon, Mo., operating against guerillas till November, 1862; then join Cos. "E," "F," "G" and "H"). (Co. "D" guard train to Rolla, Mo., May 25 to June 20.) Action at Kickapoo Bottom, near Sylamore, May 29. Sycamore May 30. Foraging and scouting at Sulphur Rock June 1-22. Waddell's Farm, Village Creek,
June 12. March from Batesville to Clarendon on White River June 25-July 9. Waddell's Farm June 27 (Co. "K"). Stewart's Plantation, Village Creek, June 27. Bayou Cache July 6 (Co. "I"). Hill's Plantation, Cache River, July 7. March to Helena July 11-14. Duty there and scouting from White River to the St. Francis till June, 1863. Expedition from Clarendon to Lawrenceville and St. Charles September 11-13, 1862. LaGrange September 11. Marianna and LaGrange November 8. Expedition to Arkansas Post November 16-21. Expedition to Grenada, Miss., November 27-December 5. Oakland, Miss., December 3. Expedition up St. Francis and Little Rivers March 5-12, 1863 (Detachment). Expedition to Big and Little Creeks and skirmishes March 6-10. Madison, Ark., March 9 (Detachment). Madison, Ark., April 14 (Detachment). LaGrange May 1. Polk's Plantation, Helena, May 25. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., June 4-8. Siege of Vicksburg June 8-July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Near Clinton July 8. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Near Canton July 12. Canton, Bolton's Depot and Grant's Ferry, Pearl River, July 16. Bear Creek, near Canton, July 17. Canton July 18. At Flowers' Plantation till August 10. Raid from Big Black on Mississippi Central Railroad and to Memphis, Tenn., August 10-22. Payne's Plantation, near Grenada, August 18. Panola August 20. Coldwater August 21. Moved to Helena, Ark., August 26; thence moved to Little Rock, arriving October 1. Duty at Berton, Ark., October 1 to December 20. Expedition to Mt. Ida November 10-18. Near Benton December 1. Expedition to Princeton December 8-10. Ordered to Little Rock December 20. Regiment Veteranize January 5, 1864. Veterans on furlough
January 6 to February 5. At St. Louis, Mo., February 6 to April 26. Ordered to Memphis, Tenn., April 26. Operations against Forest May to August. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Near Guntown June 10. Ripley June 11. Smith's Expedition to Tupelo, Miss., July 5-21. Saulsbury July 2. Near Kelly's Mills July 8. Cherry Creek July 10. Huston Road July 12. Okolona July 12-13. Harrisburg, near Tupelo, July 14-15. Old Town or Tishamingo Creek July 15. Ellistown July 16 and 21. Smith's Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Holly Springs August 8. Hurricane Creek and Oxford August 9. Hurricane Creek August 13, 14 and 19. College Hill August 21. Hurricane Creek August 22. Repulse of Forrest's attack on Memphis August 21 (Detachment). Moved to Brownsville, Ark., September 2. Campaign against Price in Arkansas and
Missouri September-November. Independence, Big Blue and State Line October 22. Westport October 23. Battles of Chariot, Marias des Cygnes, Mine Creek, Little Osage River October 25. White's Station, Tenn., December 4 (Detachment). Grierson's Raid from Memphis on Mobile & Ohio Railroad December 27, 1864, to January 6, 1865 (Detachment). Near White's Station December 25. Okolona December 27. Egypt Station, Miss., December 28. Mechanicsburg January 3, 1865. At the Pond January 4. Moved from Vicksburg, Miss., to Memphis, Tenn.; thence to Louisville, Ky., January 6-15, 1865, and rejoin Regiment. Regiment at St. Louis, Mo., and Louisville, Ky., till February, 1865. Moved to Chickasaw, Ala.; Wilson's Raid to Macon, Ga., March 22-April 24. Montevallo March 31. Six-Mile Creek March 31. Maplesville April 1 (Co. "L"). Ebeneezer Church, near Maplesville, April 1. Selma April 2. Fike's Ferry, Cahawba River, April 7 (Co. "B"). Montgomery April 12. Columbus, Ga., April 16. Capture of Macon April 20. Duty at Macon and at Atlanta, Ga., till August. Mustered out August 9, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 79 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 230 Enlisted men by disease. Total 318.
Companies "E," "F," "G" and "H" ordered to Jefferson City, Mo., December 12, 1861. Attached to Army of Southwest Missouri to February, 1862. District of North Missouri to August, 1862. District of Southwest Missouri to November, 1862. Cavalry Brigade, District of Southeast Missouri, to June, 1863. Reserve Cavalry Brigade, Army of Southeast Missouri, to August, 1863, Reserve Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas Expedition, to October, 1863.
SERVICE.--Engaged in operations against guerillas about Booneville, Glasgow, Fulton and in North Missouri at Lebanon, and in Southwest Missouri covering frontier from Iron Mountain to Boston Mountains till June, 1863. Companies "L" and "M" Joined November, 1862. Actions at Florida, Mo., May 22, 1862. Salt River, near Florida, May 31. Boles' Farm, Florida, July 22 and 24. Santa Fe July 24-25. Brown Springs July 27. Moore's Mills, near Fulton, July 28. Kirksville August 26. Occupation of Newtonia December 4. Harts, vine, Wood's Fork, January 11, 1863. Operations against Marmaduke April 17-May 2. Cape Girardeau April 26.
Near Whitewater Bridge April 27. Castor River, near Bloomfield, April 29. Bloomfield April 30. Chalk Bluffs, St. Francis River, April 30-May 1. Davidson's march to Clarendon, Ark., August 1-8. Steele's Expedition to Little Rock August 8-September 10. Reed's Bridge or Bayou Metoe August 27. Shallow Ford, Bayou Metoe, August 30. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Rejoined Regiment at Little Rock October 1, 1863.

M. E. Wolf

Thanks again for your help M E Wolf

 

[M E Wolf]

Dear Union_Buff;

A pleasure to be of assistance sir!

Respectfully submitted,
M. E. Wolf

 

[M E Wolf]

One of those---by the way:

Navy O.R.-- Series II--Volume 2
[C.S.] Navy Department Correspondence, 1861-1865. pp. 707-end
NAVY DEPARTMENT, CONFEDERATE STATES,
Richmond, August 19, 1864.
SIR: The character of the dispatches how sent to you dictate the prudence of transmitting them with more than ordinary caution, and a special messenger is therefore employed. Lieutenant Carter has been chosen because of his knowledge of the blockade trade and of the peculiar vessels it demands, together with his special knowledge of the Coquette, [and] may afford you useful information, and because he is fully apprised of my views in relation to two vessels which I deem it expedient that you should build as early as practicable.
The Atlanta(*) a double-screw vessel, built for the blockade trade, was recently purchased by this department on account of her speed and fitted out as a cruiser against the enemy's commerce, and Northern notices of her operations off New York are now reaching us. Of course these vessels are not self-sustaining and have to seek a coal depot at short intervals, but as we can not get the vessels we want we must get the best we can.
he design is to build the two vessels referred to in such manner as to arm and use them for dashes at the enemy's commerce and for blockade running at pleasure. For this purpose their construction must differ from that usually adopted in vessels exclusively for this or any other trade.
I am satisfied that with your own large experience and special knowledge of the subject, and with access to expert builders and their drawings, you can combine in these vessels in a far better manner than we can here the qualities demanded, and the subject is therefore committed to your discretion. The following observations may not, however, be inappropriate:
First. The first and greatest requisite is speed at sea.
Second. Draft of water should not exceed, deep loaded, ten (10) feet.
Third. Strength to stand heavy sea and weather. She will be used to bring iron plates from Nassau and Bermuda.
Fourth. Carrying capacity for 200 to 250 tons, or as much as may be found consistent with speed, strength, and power.
Fifth. Deck frames forward, aft, and amidships extra strong to bear three guns, say 30-pounder Whitworth's.
Sixth. Power to be applied to one screw, if speed can be had; if not, then to two; and if they can be so arranged as to be readily disconnected when under sail it would be advisable.
Every necessary arrangement should be made to prevent the display of smoke.
Coal bunkers, if practicable, should protect the boilers.
Boilers should be so constructed as to be readily kept clear of scale. The speed of the Coquette was reduced by the deposit of scale and her sale was a necessary consequence.
A berth deck and a room suitable for magazine should be fitted up. If this might beget suspicion, the space for it might be decided upon, and the partitions for it prepared and put on board to be fitted subsequently.
he decks, rooms, quarters, etc., prepared for a crew of 100 all told, but every appearance of a man-of-war avoided.
A clear sweep for the forward and after pivot gun to be secured. Three fore-and-aft sails, with flying topsails, to be arranged for; and the lower masts, topmasts, yards, etc., to be arranged in general harmony with the speed of the vessel.
Since writing my views relative to operations against the whale trade, conversations with Commander Brooke and Lieutenant Carter have confirmed my opinions of the importance of the subject. I referred to the employment of sailing ships only because I saw no prospect of getting a better class. Mr. Carter, however, speaks of a class of vessels built for a branch of the China trade which sail very fast, and have auxiliary steam power, and he gives the name of the Sea King as one of this class. As he describes this vessel she would make a splendid cruiser, and indeed nothing better would be desired; and I would regard the placing of two such ships at sea to operate against whalemen as the best service you can now possibly render. I can perceive no ground for doubt of your ability to purchase and send to sea two such vessels without exciting the attention or encountering the opposition of the Government; and I must therefore urge its accomplishment. Enclosed herewith I hand you the views of Commander Brooke, who spent much time in surveying
the North Pacific and the coast of Japan upon the general fishing grounds of the whalemen.
I think Captain T. J. Page might desire to command such a ship, and should you succeed in getting one to sea, the command could be tendered to him through Captain Barron.
Experience in the war has shown me that it is always best to communicate to no one, whatever their private or official relations to oneself or to the Government may be, except under unavoidable necessity, what it is desirable to keep secret. Should you find that the captain is sending officers home who may be wanted for these ships, you would, of course, inform him that their services would be required.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. R. MALLORY,
Secretary Navy.
Commander JAMES D. BULLOCH, C. S. Navy,
Liverpool, Great Britain.
[Enclosure--Memorandum. ]
CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE AND HYDROGRAPHY,
Richmond, August 19, 1864.
A fast vessel with auxiliary steam power leaving the *******n of the Cape of Good Hope on the 1st January would reach Sydney in Australia in forty days, adding twenty days for incidental interruptions, and leaving the coast of Australia on the 1st of March, passing through the whaling
ground between New Zealand and New Holland and the Caroline group, touching at Ascension [Asuncion or Assumption I.] and allowing thirty days for incidental interruptions, would reach the Ladrone Islands by the 1st of June. She would then, visiting the Bonin Islands, Sea of Japan, Okhotsk, and North Pacific, be in position about the 15th of September, north of the island of Oahu, distant from 60 to 100 miles, to intercept the North Pacific whaling fleet bound to Oahu with the products of the summer cruise.
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The New Zealand War took place from 1863 to 1865.
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Navy O.R.-- Series I--Volume 2 [S# 2]
Operations Of The Cruisers--Confederate.
From January 1, 1863, To March 31, 1864. pp. 637-713
List of officer's of the C. S. S. Florida when she left Brest, France, February 10, 1864.
Names. Rank. State from which appointed.
C. M. Morris Lieutenant commanding Georgia.
S. W. Averett First lieutenant and executive officer Virginia.
J. L. Hoole Second lieutenant Alabama.
S. G. Stone do. Do.
S. Barron Acting lieutenant Virginia.
T. J. Charlton Passed assistant surgeon Georgia.
Richard Taylor Assistant paymaster Virginia.
R. S. Floyd Acting master Georgia.
G. D. Bryan do. South Carolina.
T. Emory Assistant surgeon District of Columbia.
C. W. Quinn First assistant engineer, acting chief South Carolina.
G. T. Sinclair Midshipman Virginia.
J. H. Dyke do. Florida.
W. B. Sinclair do. Virginia.
D. McWilliams First assistant engineer Maryland.
J. C. Lake Second assistant engineer
Walter Rose Third assistant engineer
T. T. Hunter, jr. Master's mate Maryland.
W. D. Hough Captain's clerk Do.
February 11.--At 4:30 a.m. made a strange light on starboard quarter. Finding that she was overhauling us, went to quarters and hauled up, whereupon she passed across our stern. Latitude 46° 40´ N., longitude 6° 35´ W.
February 12.--Latitude 47° 6´ N., longitude 8° 31´ W.
February 13.--Latitude 47° 45´ N., longitude 10° W.
February 14.--Latitude 47° 20´ N., longitude 11° 48´ W.
February 15.--At 8:30 a.m. squared in chase under steam and sail. At 9:45 overhauled English bark Premier, of London. Ran up French, United States, and Confederate colors in succession. At 10 tacked ship. Passed also a large English ship on port tack without any head booms. Latitude 47° 23´ N., longitude 12° 21´ W.
February 16.--From 8 to *******n: Several sails in sight. At 11:30 wore ship and stood after a ship in appearance an American. Latitude 45° 45, N., longitude 11° 2´ W.
February 18.--From 8 to midnight: Standing in for Belle Isle light. At 11:30 a small steamer came out and spoke us; followed her in. Several small sail in sight. Latitude 47° 8´ N., longitude 4° 47´ W.
February 19.--At 12:30 a steam tug came alongside. Received from her 2 pivot-gun slides and carriages, 24 shackles and bolts, 1 box of miscellaneous articles, and 1 set of hide wheel ropes. Unbent chains, stowed port anchor, got the battery in place. At 3:25 went ahead under steam. Latitude 46° 46´ N., longitude 5° 35´ W.
February 20.--At 10: 25 a.m. hauled up and spoke the bark George Canning, from London to New Zealand. Latitude 45° 51´ N., longitude 9° 35´ W.
February 21.--Latitude 44° 3´ N., longitude 11° 6´ W.
February 22.--Latitude 42° 42´ N., longitude 12° 43´ W.
February 23.--Latitude 41° 54´ N., longitude 12° 50´ W.
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March 19.--Latitude 21° 13´ N., longitude 39° 58´ W. *******n to 3 p.m.: In chase of two vessels; one ahead appeared to be a brig standing west. Abandoned the chase of this vessel and made sail in chase of a brig to the northward. At 7:30 p.m. boarded the English brig Chancy, from Rio [de] Janeiro to Liverpool. At 7:40 stood on our course.
March 20.--Latitude 21° 9´ N., longitude 40° 11´ W.
March 21.--At 9 a.m. showed English colors to a French brig on weather quarter. Lowered screw and steamed in chase of a bark on lee bow, with steam on after boiler. At 2 p.m. came up with chase, a Prussian bark; showed her Yankee colors. Latitude 21° 18´ N., longitude 40° 14´ W.
March 22.--Latitude 21° 14´ N., longitude 40° 14´ W.
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March 25.--At 9 a.m. showed French colors to Italian brig Francesco, standing to westward. Latitude 19° 2´ N., longitude 35° 57´ W.
March 26.--Latitude 17° 54´ N., longitude 35° 10´ W.
March 27.--Latitude 16° 56´ N., longitude 34° 28´ W.
March 28.--Latitude 16° 24´ N., longitude 34° 26´ W.
March 29.--At 10:15 a.m. showed English colors to Dutch brig standing to the northward. From 3 to 6 p.m. a sail in sight, standing toward us. At 4:10 met her; she hoisted Yankee colors; hailed and ordered her to heave to. Shortened sail, wore ship, and hove to with maintopsail to the mast and spanker. Boarded her and found that she was the ship Aron, of Boston, from Howland's Island, with a cargo of guano (1,600 tons), bound to Cork for orders. Sent second and third cutters aboard the prize with four officers and the port watches. From 6 to 8 p.m. employed wrecking prize. The captain, his wife and two children, three mates, and seventeen men of the Avon came on board. At 9 stood south, the prize following astern. Latitude 15° 11´ N., longitude 34° 25´ W.
March 30.--Employed wrecking prize. At 11 finished wrecking. Officers and men returned on board from prize, leaving her hove to. Hoisted second cutter and one of the prize's boats in place of first cutter. At 1 p.m. went to quarters and practiced at prize. Fired four shells from No. 2 pivot, one of which went through her foresail; three from No. 2 broadside; a fragment of one of the shells went through her hull below mizzen chains, and six from No. 3 broadside; one struck a chain plate of the fore ragging, burst, and did great damage to her rail and forward house; another through her foresail. The remainder of the shots were poor. At 3 sent a boat aboard of prize and set her on fire in several places. At 4:15 wore ship and stood toward the burning prize to pick up first cutter, which was hoisted in gig's place, she being shattered by concussion of broadside guns. At 4:45 filled away on course. Latitude 14° 10´ N., longitude 34° 19´ W.
March 31.--Latitude 12° 11´ N., longitude 33° 55´ W.
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Navy O.R.-- Series I--Volume 2 [S# 2]
Operations Of The Cruisers—Union.
From January 1, 1863, To March 31, 1864. pp. 410-449
Report of Commander Baldwin, U. S. Navy, commanding U. S. S. Vanderbilt, of the cruise of that vessel from the island of Helena to Cape of Good Hope, transmitting enclosures.
U. S. S. VANDERBILT,
Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, September 11, 1863.
SIR: I last had this honor from St. Helena, August 20, and, as I then reported, I sailed the same day at sunset, having, by working all hands for thirty-six hours continuously, succeeded in taking in the 400 tons of coal I had purchased.
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I enclose copies of my last dispatch; the originals were sent from St. Helena.
Notwithstanding my bad luck in coming a few hours too late, I still have some hope that we may be able to do some good service before our return is necessary; at least, I shall do all in my power to that end.
I had forgotten to mention that I supplied the American bark Nabob, from Manila to New York, with some provisions, she being short.
There are now lying here the British flagship Narcissus, 50 guns, screw frigate; the screw sloop Esk, 21 guns, on her way to New Zealand, and at Table Bay the paddle-wheel steamer Valorous, 16 guns.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. H. BALDWIN,
Commander, U. S. Navy.
Hon. GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
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Navy O.R.-- Series I--Volume 3 [S# 3]
Operations Of The Cruisers--Confederate.
From April 1, 1864, To November 6, 1865. pp. 749-836
Memorandum received from Navy Department, Richmond, dated August 19, 1864, and enclosed in a letter of instructions to Lieutenant Commanding James I. Waddell, dated Liverpool, October 5, 1864.
A fast vessel with auxiliary steam power, leaving the *******n of the Cape of Good Hope on the 1st January, would reach Sydney, in Australia, in forty days, adding twenty days for incidental interruptions; and leaving the coast of Australia on the 1st of March, passing through the whaling ground and between New Zealand and New Holland and the Caroline Group, touching at Ascension, and allowing thirty days for incidental interruptions, would reach the Ladrone Islands by the 1st of June. She would then, visiting the Bonin Islands, Sea of Japan, Okhotsk, and North Pacific, be in position about the 15th of September, north of the island of Oahu, distant from 60 to 100 miles, to intercept the North Pacific whaling fleet bound to Oahu with the products of the summer cruise.
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(Seems like the Confederate Navy traveled near New Zealand)

M. E. Wolf

 

[Severon]

Great stuff M E Wolf.